Newton & Son (fl. 1818-1830)

Lot 82
30.07.2020 00:00UTC +00:00
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Prix de départ
£ 22 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
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Lot 82 | Newton & Son (fl. 1818-1830)
Valeur estimée
£ 25 000 – 35 000
NEWTON, John (1759-1844) and William (1786-1861). New and Improved Terrestrial Globe. London: 1 January [1841]. New and Improved Celestial Globe. London: [circa 1830].

Rare 20-inch edition of Newton's library globes. The cartouches: NEWTON'S new and Improved TERRESTRIAL GLOBE Accurately delineated from the observations of the most esteemed NAVIGATORS and TRAVELLERS To the present time Manufactured by NEWTON & SON 66 Chancery Lane & 3 Fleet Street, Temple Bar, LONDON Published 1st January [1841]; NEWTON'S New and Improved CELESTIAL GLOBE on which all the Stars, Nebulae and Clusters contained in the extensive Catalogue of the late F. WOLLASTON. FRS. are accurately laid down their Right Ascensions & Declinations, having been recalculated for the Year 1830 by W. Newton Manufactured by NEWTON & SON, 66 Chancery Lane, LONDON. Each supported in graduated brass meridian rings, sitting in mahogany stands of slightly different construction. The terrestrial 1130 x 695 x 695mm; the celestial 1110 x 695 x 695mm. E. Dekker and P. van der Krogt, Globes from the Western World, London, 1993, p. 118, 119, 177.

During the first half of the 19th century, the firm of Newton, together with Bardin and Cary, occupied a leading position in the manufacture of globes in London. The firm was established by John Newton (1759-1844) in 1783 and operated originally from the Globe & Sun 128 Chancery Lane, moving to 97 Chancery Lane in 1803, before settling at 66 Chancery Lane in 1817. In 1818 he was joined by his son William (1786-1861) and from 1818 the firm published globes under the names of Newton & Son and J. & W. Newton, the addition being William (1786-1861), son of John. William was a valuable addition to the firm, operating also as a patent agent, and in 1832 his familiar introduction to astronomy and the use of globes was published to accompany the globes they produced. The company's name changed again in the 1830s, to Newton, Son & Berry (1832-1841) as they were joined by Miles Berry (another patent agent and civil engineer). William's son, William Edward (1818-1879), joined in 1838 and the firm became known as W. Newton & Son, or once again simply Newton & Son from 1841 until about 1883. Perhaps the greatest triumph for the Newton family was the Great Exhibition of 1851, where aside from the globes they exhibited from 1 to 25 inch diameter, they were awarded a prize medal for a manuscript terrestrial globe of six feet diameter.
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